Comparison

Tine vs Guided Journaling

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tine

This app simplifies group dining decisions by allowing users to discover local spots and vote on restaurant options with friends. It ensures everyone's preferences are considered for a unanimous dining choice.

Highlights
  • Group decision making
  • Restaurant discovery
  • Easy voting system
  • Curated recommendations
  • Social voting
Features
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Where should we eat? Say goodbye to endless debates and hello to Tine, the ultimate dining companion app designed to make group outings effortless and more enjoyable. With Tine, you and your friends can discover local spots and swipe your way to a unanimous dining decision. It's the perfect blend of convenience and discovery, ensuring everyone's tastes are considered. Why Tine? - Seamless Integration: Combines the best of social voting with a comprehensive database of restaurants, bars, and more. - Everyone's Vote Counts: Ensure every voice is heard in deciding where to dine out. - Discover New Favorites: Explore new and exciting local dining options tailored to your group's preferences. Features - Easy Voting System: Swipe left or right to vote on restaurant options. - Group Decision Making: Create a dining event and invite friends to vote. - Curated Recommendations: Access a tailored list of restaurants based on your group's plan. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Guided Journaling

This app provides guided audio prompts to help you journal without the struggle of a blank page. Choose from various topics like anxiety, goals, and relationships, and write your answers in your preferred notebook or notes app. Sessions are paced to allow for reflection, with options for background music and offline use.

Highlights
  • Guided audio journaling sessions
  • Topics for anxiety, goals, and relationships
  • Write in your own notebook or notes app
  • Offline session downloads
  • Streaks and reminders
  • Read-along transcripts
Features
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Keep your notebook. Journalcast gives you the questions. Press play and a calm voice asks one good question at a time, with room to write your answer in your own journal, notebook or notes app. Journalcast is a journaling companion: it guides you, and your words stay with you. Pick what's on your mind, start a 5–10 minute session, and get past the blank page without having to come up with your own prompts. "The prompts make journaling easy… It helps me unwind at night or pause during busy days." — Kenia, App Store review SESSIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE CARRYING • Anxiety & stress • Difficult decisions • Gratitude • Goals & focus • Relationships • Self-reflection • Daily check-ins • Therapy support HOW IT WORKS • Guided audio sessions: one prompt at a time, paced so you have room to write, with optional background music • Guided series: sessions in a deliberate order, such as Anxiety Support and Finding Focus • Read along: follow the transcript and tap any line to jump there • Free Write: no guidance, just a timer and music • Streaks and gentle reminders to help you keep coming back • Download sessions to journal offline WRITE WHERE YOU ALREADY WRITE Use your favourite notebook, a journal or your notes app. Journalcast guides you; your words stay with you. We never see what you write, and we don't sell your data. START FREE Start with a free guided session, then try every session free for 7 days. SUBSCRIPTION Journalcast is free to download and explore. Journalcast Premium unlocks the full library of guided journaling sessions. • Choose monthly or annual Journalcast Premium • New subscribers receive a 7-day free trial • US pricing is $7.99/month or $59.99/year; local pricing is shown before purchase • Annual Premium works out to about $5 a month for every guided session and series • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase or when your free trial ends • Your subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple Account settings Privacy Policy: https://journalcast.app/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Tine4 screens
Guided Journaling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Guided Journaling at every 2 days against Tine's every 4 weeks. Guided Journaling also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Tine's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and ratings volume (27 vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tine sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per month and Guided Journaling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tine against 4.8 for Guided Journaling. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of Tine's written reviews are positive against 100% of Guided Journaling's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tine ships an update every 4 weeks, Guided Journaling every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tine versus Guided Journaling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTineGuided Journaling
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (27 ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings27 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB33 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperTime For Ventures LLCDarndest LLC

Customer experience

Tine

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Guided Journaling

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tine

Subscriptions2
  • Team Basic Monthly1 Month trial$49.991 Month
  • Team Growth Monthly1 Month trial$99.991 Month
2 purchases

Guided Journaling

Subscriptions2
  • Journalcast Premium Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Journalcast Premium Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Tine free?
Tine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Guided Journaling free?
Guided Journaling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tine or Guided Journaling?
Guided Journaling is rated higher. Tine averages 4.7 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Guided Journaling averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Tine or Guided Journaling have ads?
Neither Tine nor Guided Journaling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tine or Guided Journaling?
Tine ships an update every 4 weeks, and Guided Journaling every 2 days. Most recently, Tine was updated on November 3, 2026 and Guided Journaling on November 10, 2026.

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